Tennessee
What is the meal break rule for Tennessee?
For Tennessee, meal break rule is State law requires that employees must be provided a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal or rest period if scheduled six (6) consecutive hours; statute or regulation is Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-2-103 (h), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
State law requires that employees must be provided a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal or rest period if scheduled six (6) consecutive hours, except in workplace environments that by their nature of business provides for ample opportunity to rest or take an appropriate break.
— tn.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- Tennessee our reading
- Meal break rule
- State law requires that employees must be provided a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal or rest period if scheduled six (6) consecutive hours verified
- Statute or regulation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-2-103 (h) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Meal break rule
State law requires that employees must be provided a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal or rest period if scheduled six (6) consecutive hours, except in workplace environments that by their nature of business provides for ample opportunity to rest or take an appropriate break.
Statute or regulation
There are no state requirements for additional breaks. Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-2-103 (h)
— all from tn.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- tn.govhttps://www.tn.gov/workforce/employees/labor-laws/labor-laws-redirect/wages-breaks.html